clipped from: blog.nola.com 
In his moving memoir, "Dog Years," poet Mark Doty describes dog love wonderfully: "Love for a wordless creature, once it takes hold, is an enchantment."
THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE
By David Wroblewski (Ecco, $25.95)
David Wroblewski's assured first novel, "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle," is a wonder in so many ways. It celebrates the bond between humans and dogs in a saga of a dog-training family known for a particular (fictional) breed, the Sawtelle dog.
THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN
By Garth Stein (HarperAudio, $34.95 Performed by Christopher Evan Welch)
In his third novel, "The Art of Racing in the Rain," Garth Stein takes up the storytelling challenge of narrating in a dog's voice.
THE DOG WHO LOVED CHEERIOS AND OTHER TALES OF EXCESS
By Cami Johnson Foreword by Ken Foster (Stewart, Tabori and Chang, $16.95)